#12 in Notes & Knowledge ManagementUpdated 2026-08

Papra

by Papra · Open-source document archiving with tagging, search and email intake

56.7 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Papra is an open-source document management platform for keeping, tagging and searching files in one place. Documents sit inside organisations that hold members and tags, with tagging rules applied automatically, and each organisation can be given email addresses so forwarded attachments are imported as documents. An API, webhooks, CLI and SDK are provided for integration.

Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting a self-hostable, EU-hosted archive for everyday documents
Pricing: Free tier, then Plus at $7.50/month ($90 billed annually) and Pro at $25/month ($300 billed annually); self-hosting is free and enterprise plans are quoted on request.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source under AGPL-3.0 and self-hostable at no cost
API, webhooks, CLI and SDK for integration
Email intake: forward attachments to a dedicated address
Hosted in Europe, with data stored in Europe

Trade-offs

Free tier caps at 512MB storage, 3 members and 25MB uploads
Paid tiers raise quotas only; all plans include the same core features
Built and hosted by a single named maintainer, not a company
Hitting the storage limit blocks new uploads until you upgrade or delete

Pricing

Published plans from Papra’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Papra pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Free, forever	Freeper organization	Free	512MB storage (~4,000 standard PDF) 3 members per organization Max upload size: 25MB 1 intake email address
Plus	—per organization	$7.5	5GB storage (~20,000 standard PDF) 10 members per organization Max upload size: 100MB 10 intake email addresses, priority support
Pro	—per organization	$25	50GB storage (~200,000 standard PDF) 50 members per organization Max upload size: 500MB 100 intake email addresses, priority support
Enterprise solutions	Contact sales	—	Custom plan tailored to the organisation Advanced features and dedicated support Flexible pricing by quote

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 75 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 98 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 85 out of 100
Operational trust: 15 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 65 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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